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[brweb]

Hi,
I am using Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS version. and I want to say that this one is really a great OS to try linux. This is the perfect OS to compare with Windows XP. I have both WindowsXP and Ubuntu 6.06.
I had also tried other Linux distro, but found this one is really a nice one. I am fully satisfied with Ubuntu Linux.
Please share your experiance with Ubuntu Linux here.

[AnkitGoswami]

Well, I can't say my experience with ubuntu has been a nice one. I am currently dual booting it with XP (from a week ago). The installation was a breeze and all the applications provided work fine but the package manager doesn't work at all so I cannot install any new application. I looked all over the net for a solution but nothing worked. I'm using v5.10, maybe there is a bug in it?

[truefusion]

You should upgrade to 6.10 (if possible and willing)! It is even better than 6.06. Well, not sure about Ubuntu, but Kubutnu 6.10 is better than 6.06. I dual-boot with Windows XP. I've tried other Linux Distros (Fedora, OpenSuSe, Enlightment, etc...), but, in my opinion, none compare with Kubuntu; i came across certain problems with the others—i never had a problem with Kubuntu. I'll post a screenshot of my current desktop when i get back into Linux.

[rvalkass]

I have been using Kubuntu 6.10 and just updated to the 7.04 Beta edition 2 days ago. I have had very few problems and I am very pleased with how the latest version has progressed in the way of hardware support. Now, such things as keyboard shortcut keys, WPA wireless encryption and other important things that were missing from a default Ubuntu install have now been added, and work perfectly. The ease with which software can be installed using Adept is an amazing change from the multistep install processes that Windows loves so much.

The package manager for 5.10 is unlikely to work as Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu) only supports versions for a set period of time. 5.10 was made a while ago and has likely fallen out of support. The package database will have been removed, therefore there is nothing for you to download. Try upgrading to 6.10LTS or wait until 7.04 comes out.

[AnkitGoswami]

well just installed kubuntu 6.10 and it rocks. I don't have any installation problems anymore.

[Galahad]

I must say that my experience with Ubuntu has been nothing but great... Ever since the version 5.04, and up to current 6.10, I've been using this operating system on one of my machines... It works prefectly, and I didn't have a single problem so far (aside from problems caused by myself, when trying different types of configuration, mostly for X)...

My friend recently installed Beryl, and when I saw it... I was speachless... That damn thing actualy works! When I saw all those videos about 3D rotating cube desktop, I thought it required a hech of a machine to run... And now that I seen it in person... I can say, it's definitely the best thing i have ever seen... It runs on my friends machine that is not top of the line, it's kind of old, AMD XP1800+ (that would be 1.3GHz or so), 512MB RAM, and nVidia GeForce 6600, with 128MB graphic memory... And it actualy runs very very smooth... We even tried making it transparent wile we move it, and running a movie on one desktop, and playing music on second, and rotating it... No hickups! And we saw inverted movie... I know this is not exactly part of Ubuntu, but I just had to share my joy with you

Seeing that, and then seeing poor Window$, it makes me wonder, will Micro$oft EVER have something like that incorporated in Window$? And how powerfull machine would it have to be, in order to run it?

Installing new software in Ubuntu is a breeze, using Synaptic manager, or perhaps, if someone likes it so, from terminal window, using apt-get, or using one of the third party installers, like Atomix, or whatever... Plus, Ubuntu automaticaly updates ALL of your software if there is a new version... How great is that?

I must say, Cannonical has done a terific job with Ubuntu, and I'm sure they are the leaders in Linux distros currently available... Linux community here in Serbia, is attempting to lobby for all governmental institutions, to migrate from Window$, to Linux, and I'm fairly sure, it will be Ubuntu (if I have anything to do with it)...

All in all, all my expectations from Linux have been greatly surpassed, and I'm very eager to see the new 7.04 version, and then the next, and next...

[srujanlive]

Well I have used ubuntu and though it is a very good OS, i cant setup my internet connection because i have no training in linux. That has always been the problem with linux. but ubuntu has been quit an improvement.

[masugidsk8r]

hmm.. I'm using Ubuntu 7.0.2 right now and it's great! I bet all who posted in this thread who used 6.0.1 obviously upgraded. But just to continue on to this thread, I love Ubuntu Linux! Installation was a breeze. I still use dual-boot because I'm a gamer and my printer is not supported by Linux. I know about WINE and all but not all Windows programs work in it so I choose to stay with using my Windows OS to run them.

Ubuntu Feisty is fast and easy! Great OS to use and hopefully catch up to Microsoft.

[csp4.0]

I have Ubuntu 6.06 on Virtual PC 2007, but thinking of upgrading to ubuntu 7.x (i think) very good this ubuntu stuff. Love it, and it is one of the only OSs that can actually compare with WinXP

[elrohir]

I have been using Ubuntu for about a year (or is it two?) and have loved it every step of the way (well, almost...). I just installed UbuntuStudio, however, and this is "Teh awesome". Seriously, I have never used a better OS. I installed Beryl a while ago, and I'm absolutely amazed at what this thing does. And I don't even have a good comp - Dell Inspiron 510m, 1.5MHz Intel CPU, 510MB Ram, generic Intel graphics card.

everything's simple in linux